Natalie Pollock is incredibly passionate about the impact sport can have on children's lives.

Having started her journey at Sporting Chance as a coach over 20 years ago, Natalie has grown through the ranks and now manages both of its arms, Sporting Chance Coaching Services and the Sporting Chance Development Foundation, a registered not-for-profit NPO with PBO status. Their mission is to give every child in South Africa the opportunity to participate in physical activities, regardless of their background, based on the idea that sport is a global language, which allows a diverse audience to be reached.

Over the years she has developed an understanding of the communities Sporting Chance works in and how to ensure the professional delivery of sport and education programmes. Her greatest successes have been optimising their operations and building connections with sponsors and partners.

Over 270,000 children across South Africa have benefited from the Sporting Chance programmes since the organisation was founded by Brad Bing in 1990. Sporting Chance offers an innovative sports platform for health and life skills education and their current programmes include: Disney Healthy Happy Play, Calypso Cricket, Street Netball, Street Soccer, Street Cricket, Table Cricket and their regular coaching clinics across diverse communities.

Refilwe Buthelezi is a Professional Engineer (PrEng), registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). Refilwe is a Non-Executive Director for the South African National Road Agency (SANRAL), Transnet Limited, a Fellow of The South African Academy of Engineering (SAAE),the first female President of the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and the President-Elect of the Federation of African Engineering Organisations (FAEO).

She is a Director of the Pfuxani STEM Foundation, a non-profit organisation (NPO) that she co-founded with the intention to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects at schools through various programmes. She has also served as the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) Chair of Council.

Her numerous accolades include:
• 2021 Women in Engineering Award from the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE)
• 2022 University of Johannesburg Dignitas Award

Refilwe is a firm believer in Pan-Africanism. She is fervent champion for ECSA to play a critical role in assisting African Engineering Institutes to become signatory members of the International Engineering Alliance (IAE) educational accords, including Washington, Dublin, and Sydney, and she has been instrumental in finalising and revitalising several memoranda of understanding with SADC countries. This ECSA endeavours are set to continue and be expanded.

Under her leadership, ECSA is steering up the consultation of stakeholders to implement the Identification of the Engineering Work gazette. This critical and long due legislation published in March 2021 will become a significant game-changer for Engineer practitioners and educators in South Africa that will restore engineering integrity and foster the economic development of South Africa.